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I want to start this gently, because this conversation can feel heavy. When we talk about queer people experiencing higher mental health challenges, we have to be really careful not to make it sound like being LGBTQIA+ is the problem. It isn’t. Being queer is not a mental health issue. Being trans is not a mental health issue. Being non-binary, bi, lesbian, gay, pan, ace, intersex, questioning or anywhere under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella is not the thing that makes someone unwell.

If you have found yourself searching “Am I trans?”, I want you to know something before we go any further: You do not have to have all the answers today. Questioning your gender can feel tender, confusing, exciting, frightening, freeing, overwhelming, or all of those things at once. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet thought that keeps returning. Sometimes it feels like a sudden realisation. Sometimes it has been there for years, tucked away under “I’ll think about that later.”

There is a particular kind of anxiety that I think many LGBTQIA+ people know far too well. It is not always loud. It does not always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like checking the room before you speak. Changing your language without even realising.Wondering whether it is safe to mention your partner.Bracing yourself before a family gathering, a workplace conversation, a GP appointment, or even a form that only gives you two boxes to choose from. At Be/Here, this is so